Tickets to fresh candidates, winnability key, says Sachin Pilot

TNN | Updated: Mar 24, 2019, 9:11 IST

Deputy CM Sachin Pilot at PCC office on Saturday

JAIPUR: Deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Saturday said that consensus has been arrived at on the distribution of tickets for every seat and the tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be given to “fresh candidates based on the winnability factor”. Addressing the mediapersons, Pilot said, “Consensus has been arrived at on the distribution of tickets for almost every seat after detailed discussions on all aspects in the screening and central election committee meetings. The final decision will be taken after Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state.” “We have spoken to 700-900 party workers in every assembly segment. We have also had discussions with state-level and district-level leaders. The decision will be taken respecting the sentiment of every party worker,” he added. The deputy chief minister further emphasized that the Congress party has always tried to give tickets to the fresh candidates, on the basis of winnability factor. “We will do the same in the Lok Sabha polls as well. We have been successful in doing it in the past,” he said.

Hitting out at the BJP for diverting attention from the core poll issues, Pilot said: “BJP is only trying to divert attention from the main issues like corruption, inflation, unemployment, farmers' distress, by twisting facts in the name of nationalism.” He also said it was not right on the part of the BJP to drag the armed forces and security in politics. “By doing so, they are also trying to hide their failures of the past five years,” he added. Pilot said, “The names of the BJP candidates, which have been announced, doesn't seem to have the mettle to challenge Congress candidates.”